REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN METEOROLOGY COLLEGE OF GEOSCIENCES THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA For Students Entering the Minimum Credit Hours and Grade Averages Required Meteorology Oklahoma State System Total Credit Hours ...................124 for Higher Education: Grade Point Averages: 1913C Minimum in OU Coursework .............2.00 Summer 2000 through Minimum in Major Coursework ............2.00 Bachelor of Science Spring 2001 Overall .........................2.00 in Meteorology Year FIRST SEMESTER Hours SECOND SEMESTER Hours ENGL 1113, Principles of Composition (Core I) 3 ENGL 1213, Principles of Composition (Core I) 3 MATH 1823, Calculus & Analytic Geometry I (Core I) 3 MATH 2423, Calculus & Analytic Geometry II (Core I) 3 CHEM 1315, General Chemistry (Core II) 5 PHYS 1302, General Physics Laboratory 2 HIST 1483 or 1493, U.S. (Core IV) 3 PHYS 2514, General Physics for Engr. & Science (Core II) 4 METR 1111, Orientation to Professional Meteorology 1 METR 1004, Introduction to Meteorology 4 FRESHMAN TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 MATH 2433, Calculus & Analytic Geometry III 3 5MATH 2443, Calculus & Analytic Geometry IV 3 5PHYS 2524, General Physics for Engr. & Science Majors 4 C S 1313, Computer Programming 3 P SC 1113, American Federal Government (Core III) 3 METR 2413, Intro. to Synoptic Meteorology 3 1Social Sciences Elective—(Core III) 3 1Western Civilization & Culture Elective—(Core IV) 3 1Understanding Artistic Forms Elective—(Core IV) 3 2GEOL 1114; ASTR 1504; BOT 1114; CHEM 1415; 4-5 MBIO 2815; or ZOO 1114 SOPHOMORE TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16-17 ENGL 3153, Technical Writing 3 ENGR 3723, Numerical Methods for Engr. Computation 3 MATH 3113, Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations 3 METR 3113, Atmospheric Dynamics I 3 1 of the following 3: 3 METR 3223, Physical Meteorology II: Cloud Physics, Atmospheric 3 ENGR 2113, Rigid Body Mechanics, or Electricity and Optics ENGR 3223, Fluid Mechanics, or 3,6 Math Elective 3 METR 2103, Physical Mechanics for Meteorology 4,6 Science Elective 3 JUNIOR 5METR 3213, Physical Meteorology I: Thermodynamics 3 METR 3613, Meteorological Measurements 3 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15 1 of the following 2: 3 5METR 4433, Mesoscale Meteorology 3 METR 4303, Statistical Meteorology, or METR 4913, Senior Seminar (Capstone) 3 MATH 4753, Applied Statistical Methods Meteorology or Climatology Elective 3 5METR 4123, Atmospheric Dynamics II 3 4,6 Science Elective 3 5METR 4233, Physical Meteorology III: Radiation & Climate 3 4,6 Science Elective 3 5METR 4424, Synoptic Meteorology Laboratory 4 SENIOR 1Non-Western Cultures Elective—(Core IV) 3 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 16 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 15 Meteorology majors who have not completed the foreign language in high school will be required to take up to 135 hours for graduation. 1 To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Course List for Core III (Social Science) and Core IV (Humanities). At least three hours must be upper-division. 2 Three hours of a faculty-adviser-approved course in the geosciences outside the major area must be included in the B.S. program. GEOL 1114 satisfies this requirement, or a geoscience course outside the major may be taken as a Science Elective or Climatology Elective. 3 An upper-division math course. 4 Minimum of nine upper-division hours of faculty-adviser-approved courses in geosciences, engineering, math, physical sciences and/or biological sciences or faculty-adviser- approved courses in the minor option. 5 Students must have a grade of C or better in MATH 2443 and PHYS 2524 before enrolling in METR 3213. Students must have a grade of C or better in METR 3213 and 3113 before enrolling in METR 4123, 4233, and 4424. 6 These courses can be exchanged for Areas of Concentration or approved minors. NOTE: No more than 48 hours may be taken in one department of the College. University-Wide General Education Requirements (minimum 40 hours) Courses designated as Core I, II, III or IV are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the ap- proved list, including at least one upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student’s major. Courses graded S/U or P/NP will not apply. Core I Symbolic and Oral Communication (9–19 hours, 3–5 courses) •English Composition–6 hours, 2 courses •Mathematics–3 hours, 1 course •Foreign Language–0–10 hours, 2 courses in the same language, (can be met by successfully completing 2 years of the same foreign language in high school) •Other (courses such as communication, logic or public speaking) Core II Natural Science (7 hours, 2 courses) •Courses must be taken from different disciplines in the biological and/or physical sciences; one of which must include a laboratory. Core III Social Science (6 hours, 2 courses) •One course must be P SC 1113, “American Federal Government” Core IV Humanities (12 hours, 4 courses) •Understanding Artistic Forms–3 hours, 1 course •Western Civilization and Culture–6 hours, 2 courses, including HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 •Non-Western Cultures–3 hours, 1 course Senior Capstone Experience (3 hours, 1 course) 6-00 Meteorology—1913C—Page 2 AREA OF CONCENTRATION IN BUSINESS The School of Meteorology has joined with the College of Business to institute an Area of Concentration in Business within the meteorology curriculum in order to accommodate interest in the pri- vate sector meteorology. The appropriate exchange courses are noted on the reverse side by Footnote 6. Additional information is avialable from your faculty adviser. AREA OF CONCENTRATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE The School of Meteorology has joined with the School of Computer Science in the College of Engineering to provide an Area of Concentration within the meteorology curriculum for students in- terested in further developing their skills in the use of computers in science, engineering, and business. The appropriate exchange courses are noted on the reverse side by Footnote 6. Additional information is available from your adviser. MINOR OPTION IN JOURNALISM The School of Journalism and Mass Communication has developed a minor option in broadcasting for meteorology majors interested in a career in broadcast meteorology. Two options exist, both requiring 9 hours of journalism coursework. Your faculty adviser can provide additional information. MINORS IN HYDROLOGIC SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS “Official” minors in hydrologic science, mathematics, and physics are available and students considering graduate school are strongly encouraged to pursue one or more of these minors. Students may obtain a minor in mathematics by taking one more math course in addition to those required in the curriculum. Additional information is available from your faculty adviser, Geosciences Dean’s Office (hydrologic science), Sarkeys Energy Center, Room 710, or the College of Arts and Sciences Advising Office (mathematics and physics), Physical Sciences Room 429. 2413 Introduction to Synoptic Meteorology. Prerequisite: Mathematics 2423, Physics 2514. Intro- COURSES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (C S) duction to atmospheric structure, elementary thermodynamics, synoptic meteorology, and use of 1313 Computer Programming. Prerequisite: Mathematics 1523 or equivalent. Introduc- computers in meteorology. Includes exercises in use of meteorological data in weather analysis and tion to the design and implementation of computer programs using procedural languages forecasting and in use of departmental computer systems to display and analyze meteorological such as FORTRAN and C. Emphasis on problem solving and on scientific and engineering ap- data. (Sp) plications. (F, Sp) †G3113 Atmospheric Dynamics I. Prerequisite: 2103, 3213, Engineering 2113 or 3223. Introduc- tion to description and theory of atmospheric motion; analysis of forces, accelerated reference COURSES IN ENGINEERING (ENGR) frames, conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy; scaling; pressure coordinates; 2113 Rigid Body Mechanics. Prerequisite: 1112, Physics 2514 and Mathematics 2433 or geostrophic and gradient flow; thermal wind; kinematic description of the wind, trajectories; circu- concurrent enrollment in 2433. Vector representation of forces and moments; general lation and vorticity. (Sp) three-dimensional theorems of statics; free bodies; two- and three-dimensional statically de- 3213 Physical Meteorology I: Atmospheric Statics and Thermodynamics. Prerequisite: Mathe- terminate frames; centroids and moments of inertia of areas. Absolute motion of a particle; matics 2443, Physics 2524. Atmospheric composition, equation of state, first and second laws of motion of rigid bodies; rotating axes and the Coriolis component of acceleration; Newton's thermodynamics, thermodynamics of dry and moist atmospheres, thermodynamic diagrams, statics laws applied to translating and rotating rigid bodies; principles of work and energy and im- and atmospheric stability. (F) pulse and momentum in translation and rotation; moments of inertia of masses. (F, Sp, Su) †G3223 Physical Meteorology II: Cloud Physics, Atmospheric Electricity and Optics. Prerequi- 3223 Fluid Mechanics. Prerequisite: 2213, Mathematics 2433; concurrent enrollment in site: 3213, Mathematics 3113. Aerosols, cloud and ice nuclei, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, nucle- 2113 and Mathematics 3113. Coverage of the fundamentals of fluid statics and dynamics. ation of cloud droplets and ice crystals, growth of hydrometeors, rain, snow and hail processes, Formulation of the equation